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...duration of his residency here, Byron will be staying in a room at Kirkland house, where he also lived during his November visit. Lee says that he hopes the living quarters will bring more interaction with students. When questioned, Byron takes a less high-concept approach to his habitat. ”It’s just a place to rest my head,” he says. “Maybe I will have a meal there at some point.”Both Everett and Lee stress that, while they are excited for the opportunities Byron offers...
...ability to influence others to get outcomes,” he said. For example, Nye pointed to how the U.S. Navy’s assistance in tsunami relief efforts led to a measured increase in Indonesian support for U.S. government. He said that soft power is not a normative concept and thus it is not always good to employ it. Similarly, hard power, which he described as the use of force, isn’t necessarily worse than soft power, he said. “Osama bin Laden has soft power in the eyes of his following...
...film company, Blitzfilme, has won awards at both the Lehigh and Ivy League Film Festivals. “The whole idea is to make a film from the moment we get off for winter to break to when we get to go back. We arrive; think of the concept; shoot it; edit it; and premiere it all in two weeks.” He describes it as “guerrilla filmmaking...
Freedom in the bedroom is a novel concept in China, where for decades communist minders dictated most aspects of people's private lives. Dressed in baggy Mao suits--hardly outfits to set the pulse racing--citizens of the People's Republic had to ask permission from local officials on everything from whom to marry to what kind of birth control to use. But these days many Chinese are walking on the wilder side. Sparked by the easing of government control over individual lifestyle choices and the spread of more permissive, Western attitudes toward sex, Chinese are copulating earlier, more often...
...explore the island, locating the nearest restaurant or bar. ADB decided upon Mauritius because its government has liberalized the technology sector and offered incentives to high-tech companies to set up there, and because the island's size allows for a quick rollout. "We want to introduce this new concept of mobility that we call Nomadism," says Rahim, "being able to move around with the Web wherever you go." Tourism authorities hope the wireless network will convince business travelers to stay for a few extra days of holiday. But beware, vacationers - it will also mean that you're just...